Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6876, Bedford Garris, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Garris Bedford.
S. 6876.
Born in N.C.
Carded.
CONTENTS

Rev War
6876 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 6876
Bedford Garrison
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 15 , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of North Carolina } on this 30 th day of April 1833 Mecklenburg County } personally appeared before me John M. Ingram one of the Justices of the Court, Bedford Yarus resident of said County aged 70 Years who being just Duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by The act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein stated he enlisted on the 1 st of May 1777 in the 10 Regiment commanded By Col. Stephen and served under Col. Hethorn for the term of three years and in the year 1881 he enlisted and served a term of twelve months in the same Regiment and was discharged the 29 th of January 1782 The term of twelve months under Col. Armstrong he was at Battle of Monmouth and Siege of Charleston he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State Served to and subscribed before me the Day and year aforesaid and served in all four years
John M. Ingram JP
Bedford B. Yarus Notary
Interrogatories
1 st When were you in what Year was you born I cannot tell in what Year I was born having no records of my age I was born in Robbs County in North Carolina Have you any Records of your age except to which is said I have no Record of my age
2 nd Where was you living when called in to service where have you lived since the Revolution war and where do you now live I was living in Robbs County, North Carolina and have lived in North Carolina ever since the Revolution Except about Ten Years I lived in South Carolina I now live in North Carolina Mecklenburg County and have lived there for the last Twenty years and when I went in to the service enlisted

I Was acquainted with Col Benjamin Coleman Col Tennon Col Hebble and marched from Kings Town on New River in NC and from there To Richmond Virginia and from there thru Virginia and Pennsylvania and near the time of the battle of Gettysburg, where we and the other regiments of the Regular Army and then march to West Point and from there we marched to Constitution Island and from there we marched under the command of Gen. Hagan Back To Charleston South Carolina
I Recd my discharge from Colonel Mabon and have lost it. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year first above we return his There is no person living in my Bedford & Garris knowing that it can prove my Service Mark
By John M. Ingram I/P
State of North Carolina, We Zephaniah Stokes, Benjamin Macklem, county of Zane, William Spratley, both of the State and county aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Bedford Garris who subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be of the age set forth in the declaration and it is the opinion and believe in the neighbor's house where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of May 1853.
Rev. Zephaniah Stokes William Spratley
John M. Ingram I/P

State of North Carolina } I John M. Ingram one of the not Micklenburg county } Justices of the peace of said county Do hereby certify that Bedford Garris who subscribes and swears to the aforesaid declaration is unable to attend at the Court or do so. I believe he will be able to attend at the next court owing to grave bodily infir- mity. Given under my hand and seal this 14 th day of May 1833 John M. Ingram J.P.
And the said John M. Ingram Esq. does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter of and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as the States - And the said John M. Ingram Esq. further certifies that it appears to him that Zachariah Harnes who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County & State aforesaid, and William Gentry who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same County & State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac Alexander Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions held for Micklenburg County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Bedford Garris for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 13 th day of May A.D. 1833
Isaac Alexander Clerk of Micklenburg Co. Court By B. Bates D.C.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Bedford Garris further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? not 2nd & 3rd
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
The certificate of service from under the hand of William Bell Esq. Secretary of State, Raleigh N.C. must be forwarded and filed with the papers —

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J. M. Ingram Ingramsville N.C.

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William H. Sill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Rigford Garris a private in Capt. Heron's company of the 10 th Regiment enlisted on the 4 th of May 1777 for the term of three years, that he was a musician in 1778.
I further certify that it appears from the warrant book in this Office that a Warrant for three years service of Bedford Garris a soldier of the revolution was issued in 1784, and I have no doubt the name should have been written Bedford and not Rigford , on the musterrolls.
Given under my hand this 17 th day of June 1833.
W. H. Sill

South Carolina
Richard Garris of Newentub? in the State of S.C. - who was a Pvt. in the _____ commander by Captain _____ of the Regt. commander by Col. _____ in the _____ time for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of S.C. Pension at the rate of 50. Dollars - - - Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Aug. 1830. and suit F. M. Ingram Ingramville. S.C. -
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. - 40 $140
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Price - Clerk Book C Vol. 6 Page 41